/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005 Chris Richardson
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
 


package net.chrisrichardson.util;


public class ValueObjectUtil {

	public static boolean safeEquals(String x, String y) {
	    return (x == null || y == null) ? x == y : x.equals(y);
	}
	public static int safeHash(String x) {
	    return x == null ? 0 : x.hashCode();
	}
}
